Tire-stripping machine



A. H. HAVIR ET AI.

TIRE STRIPFING MACHINE Filed Oct. 5, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Aug, 9 192? 1,638,306

TTQEN E YS Patented Aug. 9, 1927. i

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'ANDREW n. Heymann v'nanas v. starei* re Evan a. nonna, or MINNAPQLIS, MINNE- srenons, 'BY MEsNnAssieNii/rnurs, VsoTA. Y

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,mE-seam Mmm Application led October .5, 1923. y'Serial-NQ. 666,772.' l

Thisinvention relates to improvementsin machines particularly adapted for use: in peeling or strippingthe cuter' tread layers of pneumatic tire-casings" from the linner Vfabric layers thereof, again be' usedV as foundation for anew tread and for various"otherpurposestsuch as reliners for tvorncasings, repairlboots,'etc. The object of thi'svinventioniis to provide a tire stripping machine having a pair of tooth-ed feed rolls` mounted which the tire .sections are fed in opposite directions, such sections being firmly held ageinst the 'toothedv peripheries rolls means' of complementarytension rolls, yieldinglj'rheld thereagainst.' A further object vis to'provide a tire peeling or 'stripping 'machine having' an improved tension'means `ar.'ranged'at each end ther-cof adapted to y-ieldably'hold the tension rolls against the peripheri'es of the feed rolls, 'such tension means" being independently operable by means of suitable levers Aprovided adjacent the ends v of lthe rolls, whereby the pressure of the tension rolls against the feed rolls may be applied or re- 1 i independently of the other end thereof.

(Ether objects of tie invention Will more fully appear from the followingdescription and thel aocompagying'draivingsand Will be pointed out in the annexed claims. y 1n the dravvings there has been disclosed a structure designed tocarryout the various objects of the invention but itis toghe understoodthat the invention is not confined to the exact features shown, may he made Within the scope ofthe claims which follow. e

1n the accompanying part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a sectional 'v'ieW von the line 1-'-`1'of Figure 2, showing machine embodying my` invention;

Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1, showing the tension mean-'s 'of the machine;

Figure '3 is a detail sectional view'on the vline 3-3 of Figure 1, showing 4the manner of mounting the rolls inthe side frames; y igure if is an end elevation 'of atire machine of modified construction;

drawings forming and so that the latter lmay ytherein over of .the feedV ,being adapted to Vmesh with veach other ased at each end ofthe machineasdesired,`

by causing as various changes a tire stripping provided atea-oh end lFigure `5 isv a. cross sectional viey'vxof the machine shown v1n ,Figurel 4. Y

'ln the accompanying drawings, there is illustrateda tire peeling'and stripping machine comprising av base plate 5, to which a pair-of'upright'end frames 6 are secured by means lof bolts -7. A pair of toothed feed rolls' and 9 are secured to a pair of shafts 11 which are rotatably mounted in suitable bearings provided in the frames 6 at each .end of the machine. As shown in Figure l1,

the endsxof the shaft '11 atone end of the machine, preferablyl extend through the endy frame 6 andhave aupair ofwsilnilar gearsl and l13 terminally secured thereto, suc-h gears L to rotate the'rolls in. oppositeldirections.

vpinion '1li meshing with the gear 13 is mounted on `one endof a countershaft v-issinnlarly mounted 1n suitableV bearings previdedin the end frames 6. A gear 16 is secured. to the opposite Yend Aof the countershaft 15 adapted to imesh Withv apinionfl'? securedv to the hub 18 of the drivepulley 19. Thispulley -is preferably loosely mounted upen the projeetingend of the shaft 11 upon which `the feed roll 8 'is mounted, b eing retained thereon 'by means of a collar 21 secured toy the shaft. is applied to the pulley 19, vit will be transmittedto the'countershaft 15 by means of the pinion 17 and gear 16, thence through rlhus, when power 15.` Which the pinion 1i tothe gearsl and12, there the two yfeed-rollsff and 9 to rotate in opposite directiens, as indicated lby the arrovvs in'Figure 1.

liteans are provided to yieldingly hold the outer tread layer and the fabric layers of,

the tire casing against the rtoothed peripl cries of the Vtivo ,feed rolls -When the Vtvvo casing sections are shown in Figure 1; Such' means consist preferably vin the provision of awpair'of being pulled apart,v asy yieldingly mountedpressure rolls 22. rotaty ably mounted-1n suitable rbearings 23, which Y areV slide-bly mounted in apertures 211' provided in the end frames 6, as clearly showvn in Figure 3;; The outer -end portions of the bearings 23 .arepreferably'square inc'rosssection,V asshovvn infdotted lines in Figure 1, forthe purpose of preventing the bearings from' re'lative' rotation 'When the rolls Yare rotated, The 'piess'tire-r9lls 'preferably have smooth peripheral surfaces so that they will not damage the fabric lining of the tire with which they may come in contact in the stripping operation. y

Tension means are provided at each end of the machine for the purpose of yield-ably holding the pressure rolls 22 against the casing sections, when inserted between the feed rolls and pressure rolls, as shown in the drawings. Such means consist. of a pair of upright arms and 26 pivotally mounted on suitable pivot pins or rods '27 secured to the inner side ofeach end frame 6.@ rihese arms are adapted to bear against the inner portions of the bearings 23 adjacent the ends of the rolls 22, as shown in Figure 3. rlhe upper ends of each pair of arms 25 and 26 are provided with suitable apertures 28 in which a rod is loosely mounted. One end of the rod 29 is preferably flattened and a forked tension control handle or lever 3l is pivotally mounted upon the end thereof by means of a pin The tension lever 3l preferably has an integral head terminally formed thereon. rllhis head is provided with a cam surface 34 adapted to engage the outer face of the arm 9.6, when positioned as shown in full lines in Figure 2, in which position the rod 29 will be under tension. The other end of the rod is preferably threaded to receive a hand wheel and a compression spring 36 is interposed between the up 1ight arm 25 and the hub of the hand wheel 35, adapted to put the rod 29 under tension. rlhus, it will readily be seen that when the tension means above described, are positioned as shown in Figure 2, an inward pressure will be imparted to the opposed arms 25 and 26, at each end of the machine, causing them to bear against the bearings 23 of the pressure rolls and thereby yieldably holding such rolls against the separated casing sect-ions, or against the toothed peripheries of the t-wo feed rolls 8 and 9. rlhe pressure applied to the rolls may readily and conveniently be adjusted by simply rotating the hand wheels to increase or decrease the pressure as desired. Suitable inclined guide plates 37 are positioned beneath each pair of rolls to outwardly guide the separated ends of the casing sections as they are being pulled apart. stop pin 38 is also preferably provided in the lower portion of the head 33 of the operating handle, to limit the downward movement thereof when in operative 'position, as shown in full lines in Figure l. rlhe desired degree of pressure on the rolls is obtained by the adjustment of the hand Wheels 35 and the compression of the springs 3G as above described, but the instantaneous release and quick control of the pressure rolls is obtained through the medium of the hand-operated Vlevers 31. The machine at tendant will stand between. these levers in by the manipulation of a lever, release the pressure at the end of one roll and, if desired, to a certain degree, release it at the other end, and. by the relative vertical oscillation of these levers he can have immediate control over the feed of the fabric and can keep it in its proper alignment between the feed and pressure rolls.V llhis manner of controlling the pressure rolls and the feed of the material we have found to be an important feature of the machine.

ln the operation of this apparatus the usual marginal beads provided on the edges of the tire casing are preferably removed, and a cross cut made through the casing, after which the outer tread layer and inner fabric layers are usually pulled apart by hand, a short distance back from one of the severed ends of the casing. The tension lever 3l is then released to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure l, thereby releasing the pressure of the rolls Q2 against the feed rolls 8 and 9 so that the free ends of the casing sections, thus pulled apart, may be inserted between the rolls in the manner shown in Figure 2. rlhe lever 3l is then moved downwardly to the full line position shown in the above figure, thereby yieldingly forcing the pressure rolls 22 against `the separated tire sections, and therefore such sections against the toothed peripheries of the feed rolls so that there will be vno slippage between the tire sections and feed rolls when the latter are actuated.

An important feature of this apparatus resides in the novel tension means, hereinbefore described, by the use of which the Ypressure of the rolls 22 against the feed rolls 8 and 9 may be independently controlled at each end of the machine, thereby allowing the tension to be released from the rolls at one end of the machine while still under tension at the other end thereof. rihis feature is of particular value when stripping a tire casing of unequal thickness. as such casings have a tendency to cause the separated sections to crowd to one side of the machine1 causing them to Contact with the end frames 6. By the employment of the tension means here shown, this difficulty may be readilji,7 avoided while the machine is in operation by the simple manipulation of the tension levers 3].. ln stripping a tire casing should the separated tread and fabric layers tend to crowd to one end of the machine they may readily be guided back to the center of the rolls by simply releasing the tension from the ends of the rolls farthest away from the tire sections. As'soon as the tension is thus released from one end of the rolls, the unequal pressure of the rolls 22 ,lug 44 ot the against the tire sections, will ca-use such sections to reverse theirlatera-l movement simultaneously as they are being vfed between the tivo pairs oi rolls. When the tire sections haie returned to the' desired position between the side trames 6, the tension may again be applied to" the ends ot .the rolls heretofore released, thereby causing the sections to be tedrthrough Yie machine Without lateral movement; Thus, 'it will readily be seen that theV tread and fabric sections et uneven thickness may readily and conveniently be guided through themachine ivithout lateral movement bythe sim-V ple manipulation` the independently operatedxtcnsion levers 31. Y

lin-Figures '4 and 5 there is slioivn a tire stripping machine oi medilied construction, wherein the tiro reed rolls 8va-nd 9r are arranged to rotate in the same direction. As hereshoivmftherelative position of the feed rolls 9 With reference to its complementary pressure roll 22, has been reversed trom that shown in Figures 1, 2l and 3, while the relative position oit the 'lie'edroll Si and its complen'ient-ary roll 22 issimilar tok that shown in the above tigurcs. When the rolls are thus arranged one ol' the tire sections will be 'ted over 'the feed roll 8 in a manner similar to that shown in the preferred construction, While the other section Will'be fed over the complementary pressure roll 22 oi the reed roll 9. Thus, it will be seen that in order to securely grip the tire sect-ion. passi between the tivo latter rolls, the pressure exerted against the pressure roll 22 adjacent the reed roll 9 must` be in the same general direction as that exerted against the roll .22 vadjacent the teed rollt, or in a dir ction opposite to that shown in Figures 1, 2'and 3.

This is accomplished by means of an independently controlled tension means being provided at each end of the n achine, the

action of which is similar to that shown in the preferred construction (Figures 1, 2

il s the tension control means provided at cach end of the machine are identical, but one side Will bedescribed, lilre parte being reicrred to by lil-re numerals.

An arm 38 is pivotallymounted upon a stud or pin 39 secured tothe end trame 6. The lower end portion of this arm isadapted to engage the inner portion ot the bearing 23 and the upper end thereoi3 is pivotal.- ly connected-to 4a link 41, having its other end similarly connected to a depending arm 42, pivotallymounted upon a stud supported by an upward",Y entending integral Y end traine An ,aperture 45gis terminally provided in the loiyer lend or the arm 42, adapted to receive the threaded endport-ion ot the rod 29, upon Which the compression rsjiring 36` and hand Wheel 35 are mounted -An integral guide lug 45 is vthat the mounting' of the compression spring 'jacentbearing 23 of the pressure roll.

, reference to the other rolls.

tion 51 is integrally termed on the side oi the arm 4S, adjacent the"pressure-roll,ladapt ed to engage theinner portion ot' Vthe cent Abearing '23 for the "purpose of 'e'rerting an inward pressure thereto, and ther on the roll. 'Theftension lever 31; is Y larlyfmounted on the end voiI the rodf29,

by means of Which the tension 'may be Yap-l' plied to, or released. from the pressure rolls, as desired, in va. manner snnlar Atothat einployed in connection with Figures? and 3. I

Referring to Figure 5, it Will be noted 36 upon the rod 29,"is` such 'that it Wille l t an outward pressure againstfthe hub oit the adjusting Wheel 35, and simultaneously 1an equal pressure will be exerted 'in the opposite direction against the outer- 'tace' of the depending arm 42. Thus, it will be seen that the actionof the spring 36, When-thus positioned, will cause the rod 29 tobe put under tension, thereby yieldingly 'forcing the oi@- set portion 51 of the arm 48 against 'the ad- The pressure roll 22 adjacent the feed roll 9 ivill similarly be held against the feed roll, as a result 'of the spring 36 tending to torce the depending arm 42 away from the hand Wheell 35,thereby exerting a pressure against the arm Whichwill be transmitted through the linlr 41 to the upper end of the arm 38. Such action will cause the arm 38. to oscillate upon the pin 39, thereby causing the lower end portion thereof to exert a pressure against the adjacent bearing 23 ot'the roll 22 in a manner similar te -that described with Thus, it will be seen that the operation' and action of the tension means above described will be similar to the tension means described with reference to Figures 1, 2 andB. V

The driving means shown in'Figures 4 and 5 `have also been slightly modified over that shown in Figures 1 and 2. As here shown, the pulley 19is` terminally secured to the end of the eountershaft 15, instead el' ybei-ng loosely lmounted upon the projecting 5,3, secured tothe end :traine 6, and is adap'tl ed lto mesh With the gears V12 and 13. By the provision' Qtths pinion' the tw@ 'feed 'fdl-ls s and. 9 will rotate i111 the Same rection, as indicated by the arrows in Figure t.

We claim as our invention:

l. A device of the class described comprising a frame,feed and pressure rolls mounted ther-con in parallel relation, the pressure rolls adapted for translation toward the feed rolls, pivoted levers engaging the pressure rolls, one at each end of each roll, link connections between each end pair of levers, holding the levers yieldably against the pressure rolls, each link connection having a lever controlled cam pivoted thereto engageable with a lever, to simultaneously hold each end pair in operative position, both cams being on the same side of the machine, and accessible for single or simultaneous operation :2. A machine of the class described com prising a frame, a pair of feed rolls, pressure rolls mounted to Contact with said feed rolls and grip between them the webs of the fabric to be separated, means for revolving said feed rolls, and lever controlled means including` connections across the machine for applying a variable pressure simultaneously to corresponding ends of both pressure rolls and to both yends thereof, whereby the pressure at one end of both rolls may be made greater or less than at the opposite end i' thereof. p

3. A machine of the class described comprising a frame, feed and pressure rolls alternately arranged therein and adapted to receive between them the webs of fabric to be separated, means for revolving said feed relis in the saine direction, and lever controlled means for pressing said pressure rolls at both ends toward said feed rolls with ay yielding pressure, the pressure being applied simultaneously to corresponding ends of each roll.

4T. A machine of the class described, comprising a frame, feed rolls mounted therein, pressure rolls mounted to `cont-act with said feed rolls and grip the webs of the fabric to be separated between them, arms mount- .ed to bear against said pressure rolls, rods connecting said arms and compression springs thereon having an adjusting means and cam levers arranged tomove said rods longitudinally to put said springs Vunder compression or release them.

5. A machine of the class described coinof rolls, one roll of each pair having a roughened surface and forming a-feed roll, the other rolls of the pairs being movable toward and from said feed rolls and forming pressure rolls, means for revolving said feed rolls to separate the layers of a fabric sheet inserted in the space between the rolls, the ends of the fabric sheets being inserted between the rolls of the pairs, and lever controlled means for forcing said pressure rolls at both ends toward said feed rolls to grip the ends of the fabric layers and means whereby the attendant can instantly separate Said feed and pressure rolls to permit realignment of the Vfabric between them, the pressure being applied simultaneously to corresponding ends of each roll.

6. A machine of the class described comprising a frame, feed iolls mounted therein, pressure rolls mounted to press the webs of material to be separated against said feed rolls, means for revolving said feed rolls, arms bearing on said pressure rolls for forcing them toward said feed rolls, links con necting the arms across the machine and control levers mounted to oscillate vertically on the links for controlling the operation of said arms.

7. A machine of the class described comprising a frame, feed rolls mounted therein, pressure rolls mounted to contact with said feed rolls and grip the webs of the `Jfabric to be separated between them, rods arranged transversely of said rolls and havingayielding take-up means for oscillating cam levers adapted to exert a longitudinal pull on said rods, and means actuatedby the movement .of said rods and levers for forcing said pressure rolls towards said feed rolls.

8. A machine of the 4class described comprising a frame, feed rolls mounted therein, meansV for pressing the webs of material to be separated against said feed rolls, means for revolving said feed rolls, levers engaging the pressing means, and links yieldably connecting said levers whereby an Vattendant may release the pressure on both feed rolls simultaneously.

9. A machine of the class described coinprising a frame, feed rolls mounted therein, means for pressing the webs of materialto be separat-ed against said feed rolls, means for revolving said feed iolls, levers engaging the pressing means, and links yield-y ably connecting said levers, and having cams within control of themachine attendant stationed at one side of the machine for instantly releasing' the pressure on both .feed rolls.

l0. A machine of the class described comprising a frame, means mounted therein for engaging .the free ends of adhering layers of material to be separated and pulling them apart, means for clamping said layers duringthe separating operation including levers and yieldable connections between pairs of levers, and mechanism for releasing said clamping means at two points to allow quick control of and re-alignment of the material being separated.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this 28th day of September, 1923.

ANDREWv H. HAVlR. HENRY V. FLETCHER. 

